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This week’s SOF Weekly Brief examines developments in special operations, irregular warfare, and international security. U.S. and allied SOF continue multinational training as emerging technologies ...

Several members of a private military company owned by Erik Prince were wounded or killed during a clash with M23 in Congo.

Curated news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, intelligence, irregular warfare, national defense, and global ...

Updates on drones including latest technology and use in conflicts around the world. An executive summary, key events, and curated articles. Image: A Neros Archer first-person view attack drone rests ...

Curated news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, intelligence, irregular warfare, national defense, and global conflicts. Photo / Image: U.S. Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces ...

The 10th annual Global Special Operations Forces (GSOF) Symposium Europe will take place this year from 6-8 October 2026 in Rome, Italy. The event is co-sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Defense, ...

Washington spent most of two decades building a counterterrorism force in northern Somalia. A dispute between Mogadishu and Puntland took it apart in two days. Before dawn on August 5, 2026, Puntland ...

The Union South Atlantic Blockading Squadron ringed the entrance to Charleston Harbor. Its primary purpose was to prevent blockade runners that were bringing supplies into besieged Confederate forces ...

Any operator who has survived one, or multiple recycles in their special operations training pipeline can tell you that failure is a far better teacher than success. Retired U.S. Navy SEAL Dr.

This week’s SOF Weekly Brief highlights significant developments affecting U.S. special operations forces and the broader national security environment. Ukraine conducted one of its largest drone ...